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Relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students
Proposed by the Department of Education · all agency proposals
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2025
- Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 6, 202692–0
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 19, 202545–2
- Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2026
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What’s in it
This bill relates to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners (BOEE) of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students. Current law requires the board of directors of a school district or area education agency, the superintendent of a school district, the chief administrator of an area education agency, and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school, to report to the BOEE any instance of disciplinary action taken against a licensed school employee for conduct constituting soliciting, encouraging, or consummating a sexual or physical relationship with a student, grooming behavior toward a student, or an otherwise inappropriate relationship with a student.
Read the full explanation
For purposes of this provision, current law defines “grooming behavior” to mean any behavior, which in light of all relevant circumstances, constitutes actions to entice or entrap a student or students with the intent to make such student or students engage in a sex act. The bill modifies “grooming behavior” to mean the process of building trust and emotional connections with a student with the intent to exploit such student.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2025. On January 28, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§256.160
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